State’s higher education minister Uday Samant on Monday clarified that while the academic year would start from November 1, in-person classes would not, and that online teaching would continue.
Samant said that a decision on starting in-person classes would be taken later as per the evolving COVID-19 situation prevailing at that time, in consultations with collectors who also head disaster management committees in their districts.
“Right now, taking that risk (of starting offline classes) is a big challenge,” the minister told PTI.
“We have to consider the fact that not all eligible beneficiaries have been administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while only 17-18 per cent have got the second dose. Had all students received both doses, we could have thought of starting physical classes,” the minister said.
Surjitt Sahani
